Men in Their Office: Warby Parker's Co-Founders

As part of our ongoing series, two men who are getting America in more stylish frames show us their new open-air digs, where they run the business along with their "Fun Committee"By Kurt Soller // Photographs by Mark Iantosca

The Men: David Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal

The Men: David Gilboa & Neil Blumenthal

Like many graduates of Wharton, Gilboa and Blumenthal were hoping to graduate with a big idea that would change a little part of our world. But unlike many of their classmates, they actually had one: Warby Parker is a direct-to-customer eyewear operation that's the first of its kind. The frames are stylish, the lenses are of great quality, and it all costs just $95 — making them among the most affordable pairs on the market, even despite their great looks. Now, W.P. is moving into sunglass territory. And into a new loft-as-office, which the two 31-year-old founders recently showed us around. Like the rest of their team, these two men (and their wardrobe of Save Khaki, A.P.C., and Acne) share long tables with their co-workers — and finish each other's sentences, at least when showing us their open space, which is filled with all the stuff they need to get their job done.

The Space

The Space

"The showroom in our office evolved from the fact that, when we started, we were working out of an apartment in Philadelphia and we met our sales targets for the year in three weeks. Soon people wanted to come into our office, try on glasses, and meet the people behind the brand. This lets us still do that as we grow."